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New Findorff Mill
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Elevated group portrait of men posing in front of the J.H. Findorff, Contractor, Planing Mill & Lumber Yard building. A smaller brick building on the far right has a sign that reads: "Office." Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and railroad cars are on the tracks in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Just a year after the fire J.H. Findorff completed the new building that was to house his business on the same location on W. Wilson St."
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Group Portrait at Capital City Flour Mill
May 24, 1904
J.H. Findorff bought the Capital City Flour Mill which had been built by Dow and Sons. Caption reads: "On May 24, 1904 J.H. Findorff bought the Capital City Flour Mill at 601 W. Wilson St. which ha...
Group Portrait of Men Posing under Pagoda-Style Roof
Findorff staff posing outdoors with a building under construction. The pavilion has a pagoda-style roof. There is a large building next to the group on the right, and stacks of lumber are behind them.
Three Men Posing Outdoors
1906
Three men are posing in front of construction materials. The man on the left is holding a hand drill, the man in the center is holding a long saw, and the man on the right is holding a carpenters' ...
Group Portrait of Staff of Starck Manufacturing Company
1895
Indoor group portrait of male employees at the Starck Manufacturing Company. Caption reads: "In 1893, Mr. John H. Findorff became a member of the Starck Mfg. Co. Gradually, following the death of h...
Group Portrait of Findorff Crew
1895
Outdoor group portrait of men standing near the wooden steps of a building. Caption reads: "Left to Right: Anton Friedl, Frank Hessman, Wm. Gerke, Julius Seifert, Renihart Roeln, Chas. Taubert, Pat...
Findorff Temporary Headquarters After Fire
1909
Group portrait of men posing in front of a tent set up outdoors as temporary headquarters for Findorff after a fire. Caption reads: "After the destruction of his plant by fire Mr. Findorff set up t...
